relationships
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One Eye-Opening Tip That Will Make Your Marriage Better
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It may seem obvious, but turning to your third partner in your marriage–Hashem–during certain moments will change everything. Read on for some real life impacting tips! If you close your eyes and picture the most blessed atmosphere in your home, the most majestic feel in your marriage, what would it be? Happiness, contentment, peace, love,…
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How to Be Firm with a Child without Overpowering Them
You don’t need to fight or overpower a child when they’re not listening. This is what to do instead. In our last discussion in this post we wrote that being firm can be good for a child. We also wrote that fighting with a child is not chinuch. We explained the difference. Fighting means when…
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Don’t Go To Sleep Angry: The Biggest Myth in Marriage Advice, and What To Do Instead.
Sometimes, you need to step away to see things with clarity. The advice was: don’t go to sleep angry. Maybe you tried it. And hurting from a painful conversation and taxed emotionally, tired physically, and riled up hormonally, you still made up and smoothed things out. But there is a better way to resolve conflict.…
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How Can I Be Firm without Fighting with My Child?
Firm , Fight , Afraid . What do these three words have in common? Parents are often not firm with their children when firmness would be good for the children. The reason they are not firm when they should be firm is that they are afraid to fight with the child. They know that fighting…
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3 Ways to Diffuse (or Avoid) an Argument
Some people love an argument. They find joy in having those debates and “discussions.” Others have a short fuse or just end up arguing with you when you really never intended. Do you find yourself in these situations occasionally? Don’t like how you get pulled into these kinds of argument? Here are three quick tips…
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How Young Couples Can Best Use Their Extra Time Together
Many young women in their first years of marriage face a not uncommon struggle. When it was just specific times spent together, you looked forward to each planned evening. Now that you’re in the same house, suddenly there is just so. much. time. Time to be together. (Shouldn’t we be… like… working on our marriage?)…
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How I’m Staying Connected to My Grandchildren
They might not be able to be close by, but I can stay connected to my grandchildren and help out my children during this time—and you can too! Are you watching from afar as your awesome children manage bustling households and wishing you could be “the extra pair of hands” you usually are? Let’s turn…
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Young Couple Stuck at Home? Ideas of What You Can Do Together
Young couples can make the most of their time at home alone together. Some of our younger or newly married readers have been asking us for ideas on how they can keep busy while also growing their relationships. So, we turned to some of the younger ladies in our lives and asked them for their…
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I’m a Better Parent Because I Know These Three Things
Becoming a good parent is a process. These are some things I learned along the way. I was asked to share my top three pieces of parenting advice with the “Between Carpools” audience. I want to start by saying how honored I am to share my parenting experiences and the things that I’ve learned through…
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60 Parenting Advice Gems from Experts & Other Parents Like You
Sometimes, there’s just that one piece of advice that becomes *that” gamechanger for you. We asked our readers for their top parenting tip. Here’s our favs. Every parent has an area where they shine, and we all have experiences we can share with each other. In the quotes below, parents of all types of families,…
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